International Relations in the Asia-Pacific

1) Introduction and geography of the region

TASKS:

• Report topic – ethnic problem in a selected country, report for the government, 7500-10000 characters (title page, executive summary, 1 page of background, 1 page of current situation, 1 page of policy recommendations – DUE CLASS no. 8)

• Group presentation topic – groups of two students, role of religion in IR

READINGS:

· Shambaugh D., Yahuda M. (eds.), International Relations of Asia, Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, Lanham 2014: CHAPTER 1: D. Shambaugh, International Relations in Asia: The Two Level Game.

· Pekkanen S., Ravenhill J., Foot R. (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of the International Relations of Asia, Oxford University Press, New York 2014: CHAPTER 37: J. Lind, Geography and the Security Dilemma in Asia

2) Basic theories and their adaptation in the Asia-Pacific

READINGS:

· D. Shambaugh, M. Yahuda (eds.), International Relations of Asia, Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, Lanham 2014: CHAPTER 3: A. Acharya, Thinking Theoretically about Asian IRM. Grabowski, T. Pugacewicz (eds.), Application of International Relations Theories in Asia and Africa, Peter Lang Verlag, Berlin 2019: CHAPTER 3: M. Grabowski, T. Pugacewicz, Ways of Application of Western IR Theories in Asia and Africa.

· M. Grabowski, T. Pugacewicz (eds.), Application of International Relations Theories in Asia and Africa, Peter Lang Verlag, Berlin 2019: CHAPTER 4: M. Grabowski, International Relations Theory Development in Asia

3) History and politics of the region

READINGS:

· D. Shambaugh, M. Yahuda (eds.), International Relations of Asia, Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, Lanham 2014: CHAPTER 2 S. Kim, The Evolving Asian System: Three Transformations

· M. Beeson, Regionalism and Globalization in East Asia: Politics, Security, and Economic Development, Palgrave 2014, CHAPTER 2: Northeast Asia and the Weight of History

· X. Huang, J. Young, Politics in Pacific Asia: An Introduction, Palgrave 2017: CHAPTER 3: Types of States in Pacific Asia.

4) Economic issues in the Asia-Pacific

READINGS:

· Wan Ming, The Political Economy of East Asia: Striving for Wealth and Power, CQ Press, Washington 2008. CHAPTER 2: The East Asian National Systems of Political Economy

· M. Grabowski, P. Laidler (eds.), Global Development Policy in the 21st Century: New Challenges, Peter Lang Verlag, Berlin 2018, CHAPTER: M. Grabowski, S. Wycislak: The Impact of the Asian Economic Crises 1997–1998 and 2008–2009 on Regional Security and Development, on-line: https://www.academia.edu/40398737/The_Impact_of_the_Asian_Economic_Crises_1997_1998_and_2008_2009_on_Regional_Security_and_Development_co-authored_with_S%C5%82awomir_Wyci%C5%9Blak_

· Ch. Dent, East Asian Regionalism, Routledge, New York 2017, 2nd edition, CHAPTER 4: East Asia and Asia-Pacific Trans-Regionalism

5) Demography and socio-cultural issues:

TASKS:

• Students’ presentations based on various sources. Students are supposed to prepare up to 15 minutes presentations (sent no later than one week before classes).

READINGS:

· Bertrand J., Laliberte A. (eds.), Multination States in Asia: Accommodation or Resistance, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 2010 (supplementary)

· S. Pekkanen, J. Ravenhill, R. Foot (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of the International Relations of Asia, Oxford University Press, New York 2014: 33: Kim. D. Reimann. Environment, Human Security, and Cooperation in Asia

6) Outline of the strategic situation

READINGS:

· D. Shambaugh, M. Yahuda (eds.), International Relations of Asia, Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, Lanham 2014: CHAPTER 15: R. Cossa, Security Dynamics in East Asia: Geopolitics vs. Regional Institutions.

· S. Pekkanen, J. Ravenhill, R. Foot (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of the International Relations of Asia, Oxford University Press, New York 2014: CHAPTER 27: M. Taylor Fravel: Territorial and Maritime Boundary Disputes in Asia

7) The People’s Republic of China – a rising power of the region

READINGS:

· D. Shambaugh, M. Yahuda (eds.), International Relations of Asia, Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, Lanham 2014: CHAPTER 6: Ph. Saunders, China’s Role in Asia: Attractive or Assertive?

· S. Pekkanen, J. Ravenhill, R. Foot (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of the International Relations of Asia, Oxford University Press, New York 2014: CHAPTER 20: The Domestic Context of Chinese Foreign Security Policies;

8) United States as crucial factor of regional interactions

TASK:

Students deliver reports (7500-10 000 characters)

READINGS:

· D. Shambaugh, M. Yahuda (eds.), International Relations of Asia, Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, Lanham 2014: CHAPTER 4: The United States in Asia: Durable Leadership.

· R. Sutter, The United States and Asia: Regional Dynamics and Twenty-First-Century Relations, Rowman and Littlefield, Lanham 2019: CHAPTER 4: Asia, Obama’s Rebalance, and the Ascendance of Donald Trump.

9) Role of Japan in the Region

READINGS:

• Shambaugh D., Yahuda M. (eds.), International Relations of Asia, Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, Lanham 2014: CHAPTER 8: M. Green, Japan’s Role in Asia: A Rising Regional Power

• Pekkanen S., Ravenhill J., Foot R. (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of the International Relations of Asia, Oxford University Press, New York 2014:

o CHAPTER 8: Japan’s Foreign Economic Policies;

o CHAPTER 19: Japan’s Foreign Security Relations and Policies.

10) Korean Peninsula – rising threat and chances for unification.

READINGS:

· D. Shambaugh, M. Yahuda (eds.), International Relations of Asia, Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, Lanham 2014: CHAPTER 12: S. Snyder, The Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asian Stability

· S. Pekkanen, J. Ravenhill, R. Foot (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of the International Relations of Asia, Oxford University Press, New York 2014: CHAPTER 22: Strong, Prosperous, or Great? North Korean Foreign and Security Policies; CHAPTER 23: South Korea’s Foreign Relations and Security Policies.

Obligatory

Shambaugh D., Yahuda M. (eds.), International Relations of Asia, Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, Lanham 2014. Pekkanen S., Ravenhill J., Foot R. (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of the International Relations of Asia, Oxford University Press, New York 2014 – selected chapters.

Optional

Beeson M., Regionalism and Globalization in East Asia: Politics, Security, and Economic Development, Palgrave 2014. Borthwick M., Pacific Century: The Emergence of Modern Pacific Asia, Westview Press, Boulder 2014. Connors M., Davison R., Dosch J., The New Global Politics of the Asia-Pacific, Routledge, New York 2012. Kaur I, Singh N. (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of the Economics of the Pacific Rim, Oxford University Press, Oxford 2014.

McDougal D., Asia Pacific in World Politics, Lynne Rienner Publishers, Boulder 2016. Weatherbee D., International Relations in Southeast Asia: The Struggle for Autonomy, Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, Lanham 2015. Huang Xiaoming, Young J., Politics in Pacific Asia: An Introduction, Palgrave Macmillan, London 2017.